1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS® A8S-X motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

The motherboard combines the powers of the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2, AMD Athlon™ 64 FX, AMD Athlon™ 64 or AMD Sempron™ processor and the SiS 756 chipset to set a new benchmark for an effective desktop platform solution.

Supporting up to 4GB of system memory with PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 DDR DIMMs, high-resolution graphics via an PCI Express x16 slot, Serial ATA RAID, USB 2.0, and 6-channel audio features, the motherboard takes you ahead in the world of power computing!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

ASUS A8S-X motherboard ASUS motherboard support CD

1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cables1 x Serial ATA cable1 x Serial ATA power cable1 x Floppy disk cable I/O shieldUser guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction